Google's AI is no smarter than a first grader, study says

Google's AlphaGo defeated Chinese Go player Ke Jie (left) this year to become the world champion. Google's AlphaGo may have unseated Ke Jie as the Go world champion this year, but the artificial intelligence behind AlphaGo is actually no smarter than a 6-year-old child. A study published Saturday showed Google's artificial intelligence technology scored best out of 50 systems that Chinese researchers tested against an AI scale they created, CNBC reported Monday. With a IQ score of 47.28, Google's AI was almost twice as smart as Apple virtual assistant Siri, which scored 23.94. AI systems have developed so quickly that they've been able to act as assistants, take exams and even outperform us at strategy games.